Slovakia
SLOVAKIA: Security sacking
The government yesterday sacked Jan Mojzis, the head of the National Security Office (NBU), which...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: NBS struggles with conflicting priorities
The central bank lowered interest rates by 25 basis points on September 25. The country's...
SlovakiaCZECH REPUBLIC: Taxes cut in regional FDI competition
Parliament approved the government's fiscal reform package on September 26. The reforms include a...
Czech RepublicSLOVAKIA: Union unrest
Trade unions held a one-hour nationwide warning strike today to press for demands including a...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Surprise snip
The central bank (NBS) cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points today, taking its benchmark...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Premier's cabinet changes are ill-timed
President Rudolf Schuster will approve the dismissal of Defence Minister Ivan Simko and the...
SlovakiaEASTERN EUROPE/IMF: Favourable forecast
The IMF said yesterday that growth in the EU accession countries is picking up, and that the...
INTERNATIONAL/IRAQ: Polish-led force enters the fray
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 6 described the deployment of a Polish-led...
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